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BOUGE BAISER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.30,1908.' V' 929,983. Patented Aug. s, 1909.

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SUS-ANNE RASMUSSEN, OF SHEFFIELD, ILLINOIS. I

BOUGE-BAISER.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Bei-t lmown ,that I, SUSANNE RASMUSSEN,

"a citizen of the United States, residing at vlieield, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dough-Raisers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates .to devices .or apparatus for raising dough, and it has special reference to that class of devices Whiehcomprise a. casing or cabinet equipped with shelves eupon which pans or vessels containing doughfmay be supported, and 'having a 'simple heating apparatus Whereb7 the tei perature of .the interior of such casing or lthe desired degree.

The invention has plify and' im rove the construction and operation of this device; and with these and other Aends in view which will readily appear as the nature of ,the invention isbetter understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of inafter fully described vande pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying particularly the invention; it being,

precise structural but that changes, alterations and modilications within thescope of the invention may hesoted .to when fllpsired.

1. t e draivin' gs* re'l is a erspec- .tive View of the impigbiied doughpraising cabinet showing .the with' the .doors open. F 2 is a vertical transverse secltion-al view Vof tihe saine. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken -on the plane indicated by the line in Fig. 2. 4 is a horizontal .sectional view taken on the plane indicated Kby the line 1 -1 in Fig. 3.

Correspond' -fr arts in the several figures are denoted characters of reference.

The .casinof of the improved cabinet is f per portion A and a he portion B, is com- Wall. which may be suitably connected together or `man-uiactiued of a speaiaemon or Lem-ers Patent. l Application led November 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,351.

for its objectv to siniparts which will .be heredraw' has been prefelllil form of however, understood .i .that no limi-tation is necessarily made to the l .details therein exhibited,-

Patented Aug. 3, 1909i.

[edges of Vsaid side and rear walls being beaded upon the frame 7, of Wire or other suitable material. The side Walls 5 5 are riveted, bolted or otherwise suitably secured upon the legs or supports 8, which are connected at their upper ends by cross-bars 9, which coperate to form a horizontal frame which serves to support a Water pan or reg-ceptacle l0, equipped with cross-hars ll.I ifconstituting a lgrate upon which a pan or 5 receptacle containing dough may be supported. Diagonal bars 1'2, extending from the legs 8 serve tosupport a ring 13, upon which a suitably constructed lamp 'or heater il. may be placed directlyv beneath the pan or water receptacle 10, :for the purpose of heating `the contents of the latter. The pan l0 is provided with a valved drain plug or f cock 15, through which its contents discharged Without removing the pan om its position in the casing. The lower ortion of the casing ihas a front door 16, W ich is hingedljv connected with one of the side i walls. and which 1na1 be readily opened t-or afford convenient access to the vlamp or g 'heaten The side walls 5 and the rear Wall g 6, has been shown as provided with ventilating apertures 17 near their upper edges.

The upper portion A of the casing or cabinet is composed f the side Walls I8 and the rear Wall 19. which may 'be manufactured from a single piece of material-'such as sheet metal, or suitablltvlconnected with each other: said side Walls and rear Walls are provided adjacent to their lotver ends lwith inturned flanges 20, having'terminal beads :'21. externally engagingr the beads whereby the side and rear Walls of the lower portion of the casing are connected ivi-th the rod or frame. 7. the side Walls 1S are provided' adjacent to their front edges with vertical cleats 22 forming supports or abutlnents for 'the front edges of an inner casing -C, which is composed of the side Walls 2? ,and rear Wall 2l, the saine being formed of a, single piece of materia-1. such as sheet l metal, or suitably connected along their meeting edges: this inner case is also roi vided at .thefront edges of the side walls. 23.

l l l i f i l Awith flanges adapted to `engage or abut easing-C, formed b v the meetingedges of the le piece of material. such as sheet gnetal; .te upper g `side and rear Walls are provided with diagoma7 be 54o retainedyin position by suitable catches or 4nally extending flanges v26,' adaptedlto en- 2Q with a guard-plate 23, provided at the side gage the rear corners formed by themeeting edges of the side and rear walls of the upper portion A of the outer casing.,` The side and` rear walls 23, 24;, of the inner casing C, are

provided at their lower edges with notches 2T, forming drain apertures.

lt will be seen that, under the construe tion described, the interior casing C,- may be bodily removed from the outer casing by sliding it in an upward direction; when The upper portion of the casing is pro? vided with a door D, hingedly connected with the front edge of one of the side walls 1S; said door is provided upon its inner side edges thereof with flanges 29, whereby it is connected with and spaced from the inner face of the door. The latter is provided. near its lower edge with an inclined flange 30, forming a. deflector which, when the door is closed, )roje'cts inwardibeyondthe upper' front edge ofthe pan or receptacle 10.

The upper edges of the side and rear walls of the interior casing C, terminate some dis# tance below the upper edges of the side and rear walls of the upper portion A of the outer casing, and said side walls 13, of the outer casing are connected at .their upper ends by a cross piece or lintel 31; said lintel and the rear wall 19, are provided with cleats or flanges 32, upon which inclined 'deflectors 33 are removably supported. They 4 upper end of the casing or cabi'net is closed by a readily removable cap E, which may be latches 34'; the cap E, is constructed with a Ventilating aperture 35, surrounded by a' iange 36, having a removable lid 37 and an inverted V-shaped baflie del'ector 38, is arranged in the cap E, below the aperture r35, and above the upper inner ends of the deflectfors 33.

The doors of the device are provided with simplek fastening devices vsuchl as turn-buttons 39, whereby they .may be retained in closed position; and the casing is provided with'handles 10, whereby Vit may be readily From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawingslhereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood. By lighting thelamp or heater 14, water contained in the pan'or receptacle 10, may be heated and evaporated, thus keeping the` interior of the casing or cabinet in a moist and heated state which is favorable to the proces of fermentation involved in the raising oi dough. The dough may be placed in pans or receptacles upon the grate bars 11, and upon shelves 41, which are detachably supported upon cleats 42, secured upon the side walls 23, to the interior casing C. The humidity of the interior of' the casing may be reduced 'by removing the lid 37, to permit a portion of the moisture laden air to escape; when the lid 37 is in` position, the lmoisture will be condensed upon the deflectors 33 and baille 38, and the drops of water will be guided into the spaces between the walls of the outer and inner casings A and C as well guard plate 28 supported upon the latter, the water being eventually returned over the inclined flanges 20 and 30r into the pan or receptacle 10. Y

1When the improved device is not being utilized for the purpose of raising dough, it will be found to constitute'an extremely useful and convenient cabinet for the storage Of'bread and pastry and for other purposes The interior of the cabinet may be easily kept in a clean and thoroughly 'sanitary condition, owing principally to the facility with which the interior casing C may be removed, whenl desired. i'

Having thus is claimed is: A

1. A dough raisingy y cabinet, including -a provided with legs or uprights, walls secured upon said uprights, a door hingedly connected with one of the walls, a supporting frame attached to the legs, a lamp heater supported upon said frame and a water receptacle supported detachably above the heater; in combination with an upper casing headed upon the upper edges of the walls ol' the lower casing and having walls spaced from each 'other to form passages for the return' of water of condensation-"to said receptacle. Y v

2. In a device of the character described, .a casing or cabinet having a lower portion means for heating the contents of said receptacle supported by the lower portion of the casing; an interior casingmslidably connected with the upperrportion of the cabi net Vand provided with anges engaging the cleats'4 adjacent to the front edges of the side walls, and angles between the side and rear walls of the upper'portion of the cabinet,vthe walls of the inner casing being notched at their vlower edges; a door hingedly connected with one of the side walls of the upper portion of as into the space bettween the door D, and the,

to which a kitchen cabinet is usually ap.

describeddthe invention, what rner *flanges engaging the sov lower portion having a supporting frame I and upper portion, the` walls of said upper the casing a anged guard p1ate and an invlined defieetor secured upon the inner side of said door; deeotors arranged in the upper portion of the cabinet; and a detachs' able cap having a vent opening, a lid for the same, and a baie deflector arranged below the vent opening.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SUSANNE RASMUSSEN.

Witnesses V. F. GEUSTER, A. W. BOYDEN, Jr. 

